Common Symptoms of Hidden Vision Problems
| How Frequently Does This Happen? | Never | A little | Sometimes | A lot | Always |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headaches with reading or writing | |||||
| Words slide together or get blurry when reading | |||||
| Reads below grade level | |||||
| Loses place while reading | |||||
| Head tilt or closes an eye when reading | |||||
| Hard to copy from the board | |||||
| Doesn’t like reading or writing | |||||
| Leaves out small words when reading | |||||
| Hard to write in a straight line | |||||
| Burning, itching, or watery eyes | |||||
| Hard to understand what he/she has read | |||||
| Holds book very close | |||||
| Hard to pay attention when reading | |||||
| Hard to finish assignments on time | |||||
| Gives up easily (says “I can’t” before trying) | |||||
| Bumps into things, knocks things over | |||||
| Homework takes too long | |||||
| Daydreams | |||||
| In trouble for being off task at school | |||||
| Number of total marks in each column | |||||
| Multiply total marks in each column by: | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Score for each column | |||||
| Total score for all columns | |||||